Movie Description
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941)Overview
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.
Featured Crew
- Director : Mervyn LeRoy
- Producer : Irving Asher,Mervyn LeRoy
- Writer : Anita Loos,Ralph Wheelwright,Dorothy Yost,Hugo Butler
- Editor : George Boemler
- Cast : Greer Garson,Walter Pidgeon,Felix Bressart,Marsha Hunt,Fay Holden,Samuel S. Hinds,Kathleen Howard,George Lessey,William Henry,Henry O'Neill,John Eldredge,Clinton Rosemond,Theresa Harris,Charles Arnt,Cecil Cunningham,Marc Lawrence,Edith Evanson,Edward Fielding,Harry Hayden,Howard Hickman,Selmer Jackson,Cy Kendall,Clarence Kolb,Carroll Nye,Oscar O'Shea,Emory Parnell,Almira Sessions,Emmett Vogan,Douglas Wood,Will Wright,Mary Taylor,Claire Du Brey,Frank Faylen,Edwin Maxwell,Frank McLure,Roger Moore
Cast
Edna Gladney
Sam Gladney
Dr. Max Breslar
Charlotte
Mrs. Catherine Kahly
Mr. George Kahley
Mrs. Sarah Keats
Mr. Keats
Allan Keats
Judge
Damon McPherson
Zeke
Cleo
G. Harrington Hedger
Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
Bert La Verne
Hilda
Judge
Senator
Senator
Senator
Harrington
Senator
Mr. Loring
Dr. West
Senator
Mrs. Brown
Joshua Bedlow
Senator
Senator
Helen
Nurse at Sammy's Birth
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
City Councilman
Senate Gallery Spectator
Notary
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Facts
Original TitleBlossoms in the Dust
Status Released
Release Information
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1941-08-15
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 39m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Drama
- Romance





































































